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Stock Picks

General Dynamics Stock Is a Buy. A Shutdown Doesn’t Change That.

The defense contractor’s shares are cheap and the company is growing faster than its peers.

Long read

This Busted Bank Merger Is Fixing Itself. Its Stock Is Worth Buying.

This Highflying Defense Stock Stumbled. That’s a Reason to Buy.

Air Travel Is Still Recovering. Buy This Stock.

Enphase Stock Could Jump 80%. Time to Buy.

U.S. Stock Movers

Sep 29, 2023 4:00 p.m. ET

TSLA

1.56%

Vol 128.52M

$250.22

Tesla Inc.

CCL

-4.99%

Vol 91.95M

$13.72

Carnival Corp.

PLTR

1.46%

Vol 78.06M

$16.00

Palantir Technologies Inc.

AMZN

0.90%

Vol 62.41M

$127.12

Amazon.com Inc.

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Autos

EVs Are Setting Records. But There’s a Wake-Up Call in the Data.

Electric-vehicle inventories are running nearly twice that of traditional vehicles, suggesting that too many cars are being produced for current demand. A trouble spot for U.S. producers like Ford and General Motors: slow sales in their home states.

4 min

Don't Sweat Weak Tesla Deliveries. The Stock Isn't.

Tesla is due to report third-quarter delivery figures on Monday, Oct. 2. Estimates have been coming in, weighing on Tesla's stock price.

2 min

Republicans Hate EVs. That's a Big Problem, Even for Tesla.

If Conservatives won't buy EVs, it would be a disaster for auto makers, who will be left with subscale, unprofitable businesses.

3 min

Politics

Some Student Loan Borrowers Get New Hope in Latest Biden Plan

A forgiveness proposal the administration advanced on Friday would be more narrowly focused than the plan the Supreme Court overturned in June.

2 min

Retail

Want to Buy Gold Bars at Costco? Good Luck With That.

The retailer is selling one-ounce gold bars on its website. The bars are so coveted, they often sell out hours after they are listed on the website.

2 min

Technology

Meta Looks Like an AI Winner. But Enough With the Metaverse.

As Meta talked up the metaverse this past week, the stock fell. Then it turned to AI, and investors immediately cheered.

Long read

Economics

Japan Is in No Rush to Raise Rates. A Weak Yen Is Good for Stocks.

The deflationary economy suddenly has rising costs. But as an exporting power, the nation may want to linger with a weak currency for awhile.

3 min

Economy & Policy

4 Infrastructure Stocks That Will Thrive Even if There’s a Recession in 2024

Sterling Infrastructure and other obvious beneficiaries of massive governmental spending have already seen their stocks surge in anticipation. Here are some others.

3 min

Banks

What the Wells Fargo, Centerbridge Venture Means for Banks

Wells Fargo and Centerbridge Partners are partnering to offer direct lending to middle-market companies. It’s an interesting time for banks.

1 min

Retail

Dollar Tree Insider Bought the Beaten-Down Stock

Dollar Tree director Daniel J. Heinrich bought $173,650 of shares as they slipped to a near two-year low.

2 min

Markets

‘Higher for Longer’ Could Turn Boom to Bust

The Federal Reserve could leave interest rates at peak levels past the point necessary by misjudging oil-market dynamics. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on AI monetization, real estate bargains, and gold-market trends.

Long read

Inflation Is Slowing. Don't Congratulate the Fed.

The Federal Reserve's mismanagement of the money supply was the main source of inflation, writes Jeremy J. Siegel.

4 min

Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Eases

The core personal-consumption expenditures index is seen as a critical economic indicator because it strips out moves in the volatile prices of food and energy.

3 min